How to Use stylize in a Sentence
stylize
verb-
The way the title is stylized in the new film harkens back to the '54 Garland version.
— Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2018 -
The video is stylized and slick, with some very nice luggage on display.
— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023 -
The shapes at the top of the painting could be feathers, flower petals, plant fronds or stylized tufts of body hair.
— Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Women were ordered to wear burqas and men not to trim or stylize their beards.
— Washington Post, 22 June 2019 -
The big game at the end is a triumphant sequence, as stylized as a musical.
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2023 -
There are a few styles with simple art, such as the Speed Black and White version that features a car and stylized flames.
— PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024 -
The actor is known for his unique fashion, and his throw pillows are no less stylized.
— Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023 -
That’s a crime almost as bad as stylizing a song title like that.
— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024 -
So why does this all feel so shallow, so overly stylized?
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023 -
The images are more stylized, with lots of loose collars and turtlenecks where the clothing is concerned.
— Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024 -
The illustration features Trump with his mouth open and blond hair stylized to look like flames.
— William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2018 -
Some critics called the new name and logo, an angular, stylized X, cold and off-putting.
— Harold Maass, The Week, 27 July 2023 -
Such a conceit—that emotions can be as stylized as clothes—is not a fault so much as a sly strategy.
— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023 -
Her style is starker and more stylized, with bold blacks as backdrops or in shadowy figures in the foreground.
— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Towers of lights lined the back of the stage with plumes of pyro spouting between them, while stylized video of the band blared from two screens flanking the stage and a curved screen overhead.
— Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 -
At the start of each round, players receive four cards at random from the deck and can buy any or all of them for three megacredits (stylized as M€) each.
— Keith Law, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2018 -
Neighborhoods will have the ability to stylize and decorate the bump-outs in unique ways.
— Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2022 -
The idea seems to be that in a fascist society, all of social and mental life is stylized, uniform—choreographed by the state.
— Lee Siegel, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018 -
The figure is stylized after Vulcan, the iconic statue that sits atop Red Mountain, not far from where the game is played.
— Dan Gartland, SI.com, 18 Dec. 2017 -
The animation is immersive and stylized in the best ways.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2023 -
The violence is made real, even when it’s stylized in the kinetic battle scene in the second act.
— Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023 -
Atomic Blonde stylizes the idea of 1989 Berlin, rather than historicizing it.
— Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 27 July 2017 -
Next in this process comes the April 11 big reveal of Disney-plus, stylized as Disney+, the name of its new subscription streaming app that will be available to consumers at the end of the year.
— Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019 -
Ric’s whole vocal delivery became much more stylized in The Cars.
— L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023 -
Jenner's own bob-pixie hybrid was styled in the guise of Sophia Loren, soft curls shorn to fall sultry across her face, a spritely flip at the nape of the neck keeping things sweet and stylized.
— Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024 -
In its upper-left quadrant, black and white lines form stylized patterns on a purple background.
— Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024 -
With geometric and stylized aesthetics, the pieces nod to the respective themes without being too on the nose.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2023 -
For that album, the band’s name was stylized Tha Retail Simps and was largely made by a three-person lineup in a basement studio.
— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 1 Sep. 2023 -
My focus in our store is to stylize between different brands.
— Sari Anne Tuschman, latimes.com, 5 Apr. 2018 -
As the first sign and warrior of the zodiac, Aries finds comfort in wearing fashion stylized as armor to adorn themselves.
— Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
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